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Google has introduced a much more intuitive way to use Quick Share with the Pixel 11 series. Called Tap to Share, the feature lets you initiate a Quick Share connection simply by bringing the tops of two compatible Android phones together. If that sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve seen Apple do the very same thing for a while now. Google’s version works pretty much the same way, and the company has even made some hardware changes to the Pixel 11 series to support it.
I tested Tap to Share between the Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and the experience is remarkably seamless. You can tap the two phones together, bring their tops close to each other, or even hover one phone’s top over the other to trigger the connection.
Once the phones detect each other, their edges light up, and you hear a short chime, making the whole process feel a lot like the device-to-device handshake Apple has popularized.
What is Google’s new Tap to Share feature?
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Tap to Share is a new Quick Share feature that lets you establish a sharing connection between two compatible Android phones by bringing their tops together. It is essentially a more natural way to start Quick Share without having to hunt through menus or find the recipient in a device list.
Once the phones are positioned correctly, the edges of both displays light up, and a chime confirms that the devices have detected each other. From there, you can choose what you want to share. If you simply bring two phones together without first selecting specific content, Tap to Share prompts you to share your contact information. You can choose to share: Your phone and contact information.
A picture.
Your email ID.
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